SC700-6-FY : Placement Year

This is a full year module available only to students in the Department of Sociology undertaking a placement year course. Students will undertake their placement at a host organisation. The student is responsible for securing the placement, with support from the University.

The module enables students to undertake a full placement year with an external Placement Provider. During the placement, the student will be supervised by an academic member of staff to complete a number of assessments which will enable the student to utilise and develop the links between the knowledge and skills developed in their academic course and the work-based skills developed in carrying out their placement role.

Aims

1. To provide the student with the opportunity to apply their academic learning outcomes in a work-related context.

2. To enable students to develop essential work-based skills throughout the placement.

3. To provide students with the opportunity to analyse their practical work in a theoretical context.

4. Contribute to development of student employability portfolio.

Learning Outcomes

Successful completion of the module will allow students to meet the following outcomes:

A Knowledge and understanding
1. An experience-based understanding of work roles.

B Intellectual/cognitive skills
1. A capacity to connect subject-specific theory to practice in a work environment.

C Practical Skills
1. The ability to communicate with a range of colleagues and clients in a working environment.

D Key skills
1. The capacity to work in a team within a work environment.
2. Improved personal professional practice through a reflective approach within a work environment.

Syllabus

The syllabus will be determined on an individual basis for each student on the basis of the placement they are undertaking. The Department and Placement Provider will agree the focus of the placement via the Tripartite Work Placement Agreement, and this will ensure that the student is able to meet the module learning outcomes set out in the previous section of this form.